Tudor Week
For the first ever Bake Off Tudor Week, the bakers must tackle pies, biscuits and a marzipan showstopper. Which of them will make it through to the semi-final?
This week we are stepping back in time for a Bake Off first - Tudor Week. Mary and Paul have set three new challenges that embrace a time when Henry VIII reigned and a time of flamboyant banquets and impressive centre pieces that were Tudor showstoppers.
The signature is a Tudor classic - pies. Although a few hundred years ago their pies would have been filled with feathered birds, our bakers will attempt to make a rather more edible version for modern taste of a savoury stuffed pie.
In the technical challenge, the bakers face a rather unusual Tudor biscuit that has them all tied up in knots.
Mel pops into Hampton Court to uncover how one sweet delicacy nearly enticed Queen Elizabeth I to marry.
And the final challenge is to construct a showstopper that is a spectacle of marzipan, fit to grace the tables of a wealthy Tudor banquet.
Which of the five bakers will make it into the semi-final, and who will be leaving the tent?
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"Chew on that"
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Peacocking
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That's knot right
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Sue nose best
Duration: 00:56
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Mel Giedroyc |
| Presenter | Sue Perkins |
| Judge | Mary Berry |
| Judge | Paul Hollywood |
| Executive Producer | Sarah Thomson-Woolley |
| Executive Producer | Richard McKerrow |
| Director | Andy Devonshire |
| Production Company | Love Productions |
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